Surface Laptop 7 CoPilot+ PC: EARLY Benchmarks, Gaming, and First Impressions!

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0:00 Intro and Patreon
0:20 Surface Laptop 7 Delivery Drama
1:27 Surface Laptop 7 Unboxing
1:58 Surface Laptop 7 Hardware Tour
4:05 Windows 11 Setup and Updates
6:57 Performance Testing On Battery
7:58 Geekbench Surface Laptop 7
8:49 File Compression and Browser Tests
11:18 DaVinci Resolve Rendering on Surface Laptop 7
13:45 Gaming on the Surface Laptop 7
16:17 AI Testing the Surface Laptop 7 NPU
17:27 Surface Laptop 7 Battery Life
18:18 Surface Laptop 7 Charging Speed
19:13 Surface Laptop 7 Too Expensive?
20:55 ARM Computing has been GOOD for YEARS!
22:10 Thank YOU for your support!
23:32 MOAR AI!

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[PrestoMoto]

Got one today it’s battery life and lack of fan noise and over heating is amazing. I do sales and my 13.8” surface was still at 80% after work 😊

[nicknorthcutt]

The one reviewer really putting out the useful facts on this new platform! Really looking forward towards the future updates.

[guyinazo]

I have the 15", 16GB version that I received yesterday. Initially I had issues with the Windows 11 setup where it was giving me errors with the EULA and would not let me get past. It was initially frustrated and contacted Microsoft Support. They were very quick in responding. They had me do a hard reset (pressing the power button for 20 seconds) and restart the process. It did work. After, they did want me to go to the MS Store and install surface diagnostic tools, but it would not run and it is because of the ARM processor. They included that in their notes :) Now I am trying to find out how to incorporate CoPilot+ into my work like Word and other tasks. But I am LOVING this laptop.

[ryanburr]

Ha! I remember back when I was in University studying Computer Science in 2002 that the RISC/ARM was being touted as the future of computing within the next decade. Tech bros have been dragging their heels on ARM for a lot more than 5 years.

[blurandomnumber]

Best first impressions/quick review by far. Thanks for the DaVinci overview!

[anthony]

Mine gets delivered tomorrow!! Looking forward to seeing what it's capable of!

[ahaimes]

Before jumping into the X-Elite, I would research as multiple issues are now popping up. My deal-breakers, for now, include VPN apps not working, old accessory hardware (e.g. printers) having no ARM drivers and Google Drive not working (not as good using the website), no native app and emulation not being possible.

These bumps in the road happened with Apple Silicon, but of course, they are now four years into the game, so they have a distinct advantage. So, if you want ARM, buy a Mac or wait for a few months. If I were a Windows fan, I would wait for the upcoming Intel and AMD ultrabook chips that look equal to or better than the X-Elite in every regard and hopefully have more exciting designs.

[nostrace]

I never knew that the Microsoft Store had its own app updater. I found out that automatic updates were on by default and were probably a cause of random fan ramp-ups.
Thank you for that! 😂

[SimonSaysHypno]

I'm very jealous but also very, very happy that your order was fulfilled. Great video as always too

[brianmannell]

I actually got this same model. 64GB of RAM, 15inch.
Been loving it so far. Pricey, yeah, but I'm hoping to use this laptop to get some extra video editing done outside my workstation at home (and also, do more color grading and motion gfx, which I read up that I'd need at least 32GBs, 64GBs min to handle serious color work). So far so good in terms of editing performance, while the fans go anywhere between tame to decently loudish (but not insane). This is awesome.
My comic script writing software works, and I mostly just use Microsoft apps from there, so pretty good on the app front on my end.

The only thing I wish, is that Blackmagic resolve some bugs and gets Resolve 19 out of beta soon. I didn't know about the depth map issue, but I have an issue where switching over to Fusion to work on a clip, the clip just isn't visible in Fusion (I'd have to render out the timeline, place the play head at frame 0, go to Fusion, hit play on the keyboard to get the images to EVENTUALLY show up).

As someone who prefers Resolve to be my primary editing software, I'd love for everything to work. At least the software mostly runs well, otherwise.

[torpedospurs]

No more pen compatibility 😥. I found the pen very useful during presentations.

[Manuel-rlum]

Best first impression/review so far. Keep them coming Juan!

[GBBangin]

Great review. These Copilot+ PCs look promising and should age like fine wine with the continued ARM refinements overall.

[fightnight]

I'm excited to see a compact laptop like Microsoft Surface Laptop Go with the entry level Qualcomm chip. That for me would be the best netbook to carry around, as I hate 2-in-1 tablets, MacOS, and noisy battery draining intel laptops.

[sasmitha]

Can you please do some testing on the audio side of things? ASIO driver compatibility, plugin performance with x86 emulation, etc? Thanks in advance.

[marekonbike]

thanks for the video. Just ordered Surface Pro with X plus. Love the idea and will support it. Agree with the point on mobiles being overpowered. Seen when was exporting video it was faster than my desktop pc with Geforce 1065 Super :)

[BrianGlaze]

That browser test comparison says a lot.

[element]

Thank you so much for the davinci comparison. I am also DESPERATE to see what it’s actually capable of

[ganlet]

The screen reflectivity is really noticeable in your video.

[CalmDinosaur-jzej]

One of the few real reviewers left on this platform. Appreciate you a lot!